Canadian Jobs With the Best Discounts

Posted by Doug Murray on September 21, 2017

Even if your job isn’t the most inspiring in the world, a good employee discount can make it worth your while. We scoured the reviews on Glassdoor.ca to find out who offers what. From what we found, these are some of the best companies to work for in Canada if you want great discounts/perks!

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1. Apple

If you work at the Apple Store, you can get 25 per cent off on one iPod, iPad, iPhone, Mac and Watch per year. You can get an additional 50 per cent off on your Apple software. There is also a discount if you buy the product for a friend or family member.

2. J. Crew

At J. Crew, once a month you can get 50 per cent off on five items and 30 per cent off on additional full-price items. There’s a 50 per cent discount on sales items and every week the company releases a list of items that you can buy at 60 per cent off.

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3. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

Employees at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts get huge discounts on accommodation and hotel amenities. You can stay at a Fairmont hotel anywhere in the world, including some of Canada’s most iconic hotels, for as little as $70 a night.

4. Sephora

You get 40 per cent off Sephora Collection products and 20 per cent off all other products if you work for Sephora. In addition, you get lots of free products to try so you’ll know what to recommend to customers.

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5. Ubisoft

The perks of working for Ubisoft include discounts on games: usually 50 per cent off Ubisoft games, for instance. There are discounts on other merchandise too.

6. Electronic Arts

Employees of Electronic Arts can get games for $20. They also get eight games a year for free. In addition, there are discounts on things like movie tickets, restaurants and amusement parks.

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7. Best Buy Canada

If you work for Best Buy Canada, the size of your employee discount will depend on the product. For computers it’s negligible but you can save a lot on accessories, where you can pick up products for as little as cost price plus 5 per cent.

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8. Starbucks

Starbucks employees not only get 30 per cent off at any of the chain’s outlets in the world but get free drinks while they’re working. They also get a free pound of coffee or a box of tea every week.

9. LUSH

If you work at LUSH, you get a 50 per cent discount on all their products and every quarter they send out staff boxes with free products too. You can get even more free products if you work at the LUSH factory.

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10. VIA Rail

After six months of working for VIA Rail, you get to travel on their trains for free, even in first class. Friends and family accompanying you can get a 50 per cent discount.

12. Holt Renfrew

At Holt Renfrew, employees get a 50 per cent discount on clothes and shoes and a 33 per cent discount on accessories and cosmetics. Unfortunately the employee discount doesn’t apply in leased boutiques so you’ll still have to pay full price for that little Chanel number.

13. Aldo

Working at Aldo means you get 50 per cent off merchandise at all stores within the Aldo Group, including Call It Spring, Little Burgundy and Globo. However, there’s a $500 monthly limit on your purchases.

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14. Victoria’s Secret

Victoria’s Secret’s part-time employees get a 30 per cent discount while full-time employees get 40 per cent off. In addition, there are giveaways and monthly specials.

15. Anthropologie

The employee discounts at Anthropologie vary from 25 per cent on home items to 40 per cent on clothing. There aren’t discounts on sale items but the company has staff appreciation days where you can get as much as 60 per cent off.

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16. lululemon

If you’re a part-time employee at lululemon, you get 40 per cent off. The discount is even better for full-time employees, who get 60 per cent off. The catch is that you may only buy for yourself and not for friends or family.

17. Indigo Books & Music

At Indigo Books & Music, employees get 30 per cent off all books and gifts while for tech products the discount is 10 to 15 per cent. However, sometimes products go on clearance and employees can get them at a discount of as much as 90 per cent.

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18. Roots Canada

If you work at Roots, you get 50 per cent off and the discount applies to your family too. Occasionally you may also get free products.

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19. Many Canadian Universities

Many Canadian universities offer the ultimate employee discount: a tuition waiver which means you can study for free. Your kids may be eligible for the tuition waiver too.